favorite family-friendly fall movies for your friday night

Boy, can you say that blog title five times fast?? Happy first day of Fall everyone! Or happy first day of Autumn if you prefer. Why is it that this Fall season is the only one with two names… I never understood that. Anyway, to celebrate the first day of Fall (although I know several… Continue reading favorite family-friendly fall movies for your friday night

chocolate pumpkin cookies to welcome Fall

Fall is officially less than two weeks away, can you believe it?! Honestly, I can’t. I don’t know about you but I’m still hanging onto Summer and getting in all the pool days I can… but I’m also slowly embracing Fall. After all, I do love the crisp Fall mornings, pumpkin patch outings, and the… Continue reading chocolate pumpkin cookies to welcome Fall

watercolor pumpkins

Do you like crafting with pumpkins? Last year I shared some book page pumpkins that I still love to pieces. This year I got my kids in on the festive fall fun (say that five times fast) and we made some watercolor pumpkins. Although these are painted with standard craft paint, the light and streaky… Continue reading watercolor pumpkins

easy fall ice cream recipe

On a recent trip to Target for a few “essentials” my kids were feeling especially done. You know what I mean–it had been a long day of errand running. We all just wanted to go home. I’m also sure that all the people in the store with us were wondering what woman in her right… Continue reading easy fall ice cream recipe

scary stories for adults to read with the light on

Do you love to read? I’ve been a bookworm ever since I can remember and love all genres. From biographies to fiction, and children’s books to horror. My hometown has the best public library and I spent many afternoons wandering around the shelves looking for my next must-read. I’m so excited to share some scary… Continue reading scary stories for adults to read with the light on